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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-GB link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Thanks Maria,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>I had come around to that view as well.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Jonathan<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> Maria Farrell [mailto:maria.farrell@gmail.com] <br><b>Sent:</b> 23 March 2014 12:06<br><b>To:</b> Winterfeldt, Brian J.<br><b>Cc:</b> council@gnso.icann.org<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [council] GNSO Council Meeting with ICANN Board<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'>Hi all,<o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'>Just checking in - following Fadi's session with us yesterday and Theresa's today, is there still a strong desire to put across the strat panels question? I don't mind either way - but it strikes me that this is a very full list and we have a lot of topics to discover. <o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal>Maria<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>On 23 March 2014 12:00, Winterfeldt, Brian J. <<a href="mailto:brian.winterfeldt@kattenlaw.com" target="_blank">brian.winterfeldt@kattenlaw.com</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Dear Brett:</span><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> </span><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Thank you for the suggestion. However, contrary to the insinuation, my comment is not advanced on behalf of any one client or in respect to any one case.</span><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> </span><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Based on public comments and statements made here in Singapore, I was under the impression that a considerable portion of the community saw the proposed review mechanism as problematic for a variety of reasons including its scope and, conversely, its very existence.</span><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> </span><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Perhaps you would like to lead any discussion with the Board on this issue instead, given the <a href="http://forum.icann.org/lists/comments-sco-framework-principles-11feb14/msg00018.html" target="_blank">Uniregistry public comment</a> on this issue, portions of which I am personally inclined to agree with.</span><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> </span><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:36.0pt'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#7F7F7F'>The proposal to further reconsider these decisions on what appears to be an arbitrary selection basis for such reconsideration is an invitation for all parties dissatisfied with outcomes to lobby for ad-hoc changes to the new TLD process.</span><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:36.0pt'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#7F7F7F'> </span><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:36.0pt'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#7F7F7F'>* * * * </span><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:36.0pt'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#7F7F7F'> </span><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:36.0pt'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#7F7F7F'>We believe the more efficient view, however, is to allow the opinions to stand, as they are, and resolve the contentions as described above, which does not require any extraordinary intervention by ICANN.</span><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> </span><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Ultimately, to the extent that the Council addresses “the success (or not) of the new gTLD program” per the proposed agenda, I thought the pending SCO review proposal should at least receive mention for consideration.</span><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> </span><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333'>Thank you,</span><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333'> </span><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333'>Brian</span><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333'> </span><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333'>Brian J. Winterfeldt <br></span></b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333'>Head of Internet Practice<br></span><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#83A6BD'>Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP<br></span></b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333'>2900 K Street NW, North Tower - Suite 200 / Washington, DC 20007-5118<br>p / <a href="tel:%28202%29%20625-3562" target="_blank">(202) 625-3562</a> f / <a href="tel:%28202%29%20339-8244" target="_blank">(202) 339-8244</a><br><a href="mailto:brian.winterfeldt@kattenlaw.com" target="_blank">brian.winterfeldt@kattenlaw.com</a></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> / <span style='color:#333333'><a href="http://www.kattenlaw.com/" target="_blank">www.kattenlaw.com</a></span></span><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> </span><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> <a href="mailto:owner-council@gnso.icann.org" target="_blank">owner-council@gnso.icann.org</a> [<a href="mailto:owner-council@gnso.icann.org" target="_blank">mailto:owner-council@gnso.icann.org</a>] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Bret Fausett<br><b>Sent:</b> Sunday, March 23, 2014 11:30 AM<br><b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:council@gnso.icann.org" target="_blank">council@gnso.icann.org</a><br><b>Subject:</b> Re: RE: [council] GNSO Council Meeting with ICANN Board</span><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span lang=EN-US> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span lang=EN-US>On Mar 23, 2014, at 10:40 AM, Winterfeldt, Brian J. <<a href="mailto:brian.winterfeldt@kattenlaw.com" target="_blank">brian.winterfeldt@kattenlaw.com</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></span></p><div><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Wingdings;color:red'>§</span><span style='font-size:7.0pt;color:red'> </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:red'>An ad hoc, unbalanced and unduly narrow proposed SCO review mechanism.</span><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p></blockquote><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span lang=EN-US> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span lang=EN-US>Brian, if you speak on this, can you please identify yourself as counsel for Google in the CAR/CARS and other plurals disputes? <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span lang=EN-US> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span lang=EN-US>At Uniregistry, we obviously have a different view on this. Having prevailed in all of our disputes, we do not believe it is appropriate, or contractually permissible, to ask us to reargue them. If we have one side of this issue articulated to the Board, you’ll need to put me in the queue to provide the counter view. <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span lang=EN-US> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span lang=EN-US> Bret<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span lang=EN-US> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span lang=EN-US>--<br>Bret Fausett, Esq. • General Counsel, Uniregistry, Inc. <br>12025 Waterfront Drive, Suite 200 • Playa Vista, CA 90094-2536<br><a href="tel:310-496-5755" target="_blank">310-496-5755</a> (T) • <a href="tel:310-985-1351" target="_blank">310-985-1351</a> (M) • <a href="mailto:bret@uniregistry.com" target="_blank">bret@uniregistry.com</a><br>— — — — — <o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span lang=EN-US> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div></div><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellpadding=0><tr><td style='background:white;padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'><pre><span style='color:black'>===========================================================<o:p></o:p></span></pre><pre><span style='color:black'>CIRCULAR 230 DISCLOSURE: Pursuant to Regulations Governing Practice Before the Internal Revenue<o:p></o:p></span></pre><pre><span style='color:black'>Service, any tax advice contained herein is not intended or written to be used and cannot be used<o:p></o:p></span></pre><pre><span style='color:black'>by a taxpayer for the purpose of avoiding tax penalties that may be imposed on the taxpayer.<o:p></o:p></span></pre><pre><span style='color:black'>===========================================================<o:p></o:p></span></pre><pre><span style='color:black'>CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE:<o:p></o:p></span></pre><pre><span style='color:black'>This electronic mail message and any attached files contain information intended for the exclusive<o:p></o:p></span></pre><pre><span style='color:black'>use of the individual or entity to whom it is addressed and may contain information that is<o:p></o:p></span></pre><pre><span style='color:black'>proprietary, privileged, confidential and/or exempt from disclosure under applicable law. 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